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A total of 59,733 families (286,433 persons) are being served inside 993 evacuation centers.

Damaged houses

The number of damaged houses increased to 149,756 houses (80,047 totally / 69,709 partially) in the affected provinces.

Roads

As of 6:00 a.m., November 13, 2013, two roads remain impassable:

Old Iloilo-Capiz Road Suage Bridge

Libungao-Matag-ob-Palompon Road (Leyte)

Airports

Operations in Tacloban airport are still limited.

As of November 13, all airports under CAAP control are now operational.

Cost of damages

A total of P761,400,371.89 worth of damages (P199,584,661.13 to infrastructure and P561,815,710.76 to agriculture) were reported in Regions IV-B, V, VI, and CARAGA.

Power interruptions

Power outage is being experienced on various areas in the following provinces:

Palawan

Capiz

Aklan

Antique

Iloilo

Cebu

Bohol

Siquijor

Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar

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Power in Negros Oriental was fully restored

Communications

As of November 11, 2013, operating cell sites of Globe Telecom were established. In total, 49% of the affected sites are located in the Visayas.

“Libreng Tawag” of Globe Telecom was set up at a Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City.

As of November 12, 2013, mobile signal (Globe and Smart) in Bacuag, Surigao del Norte has been restored.

State of Calamity

Dumangas, Iloilo (Res. No. 2013-188), Janiuay, Iloilo, and the Province of Antique (Res. No. 085-2013) were declared under a state of calamity.

Presidential Proclamation No.682 dated November 11, 2013, Declaring A State of National Calamity in Samar provinces, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan.

Cost of assistance

A total of P38,815,888.21 worth of relief assistance was provided to affected families in Regions IV-A IV-B, V, VI, VII, VII, X, XI, and CARAGA

DSWD (P20,231,499.60)

DOH (P4,263,980.92)

LGUs (P14,170,407.69)

Prepositioned and deployed assets

A total of 13,553 personnel, 820 vehicles, 40 seacrafts, 24 aircrafts and other assets / equipment from National and Local Agencies, Responders and Volunteer Organizations were prepositioned and deployed to strategic areas to facilitate response operations.